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Hal Ketchum (Hal Michael Ketchum) was born on 9 April, 1953 in Greenwich, New York, U.S., is an American country music artist (1953-2020). Discover Hal Ketchum's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 67 years old?

Popular As Hal Michael Ketchum
Occupation Singer-songwriter
Age 67 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 9 April, 1953
Birthday 9 April
Birthplace Greenwich, New York, U.S.
Date of death 2020
Died Place Fischer, Texas, U.S.
Nationality United States

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His wife is Gina Ketchum (m. 1998–2009), Terrell Tye (m. 1991–1997)

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Source of Income Singer-songwriter

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1953

Hal Michael Ketchum (April 9, 1953–November 23, 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter.

Hal Michael Ketchum was born on April 9, 1953, in Greenwich, New York.

At the age of 15, he began performing in clubs as a drummer with a rhythm and blues trio.

1981

In 1981, Ketchum moved to Austin, Texas, where he began to visit Gruene Hall, a small dance hall outside New Braunfels, a town about 60 miles south of Austin.

1985

This influenced him to try his hand at singing and songwriting, and by 1985 he was playing at small Texas clubs.

Ketchum was a finalist in the Kerrville Folk Festival New Folk Singer-Songwriter Contest in 1985 and was named one of six winners in 1986.

1986

He released eleven studio albums from 1986 to 2014, including nine for divisions of Curb Records.

In 1986, Ketchum recorded 11 of his self-penned songs under his full name Hal Michael Ketchum.

1988

This album, Threadbare Alibis, was released in 1988 on the Watermelon Records label.

Ketchum then moved to Nashville, Tennessee, and signed a record deal with Curb Records.

Also peaking at number two was the title track, written by Irish musician Mick Hanly and originally a hit single in Ireland for Mary Black in 1988.

1991

Ketchum's 1991 album Past the Point of Rescue was his most commercially successful, having been certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America.

Between 1991 and 2006, Ketchum had 17 entries on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts, including three that reached No. 2, "Small Town Saturday Night", "Past the Point of Rescue", and "Hearts Are Gonna Roll".

Ketchum's music is defined by his songwriting and folk music influences.

In 1991, Ketchum released his Curb debut album Past the Point of Rescue.

Four singles were released from the album: "Small Town Saturday Night" was first, achieving a peak of number two on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

After it came Ketchum's own composition "I Know Where Love Lives", which charted at number thirteen.

1992

The last single from the album was a rendition of The Vogues' "Five O'Clock World", which Ketchum took into top 20 of Hot Country Songs in 1992.

Allen Reynolds, a producer best known for his work with Crystal Gayle, Garth Brooks and Kathy Mattea, produced the album with Jim Rooney.

Among the musicians contributing to the album were Mattea, Gary Burr, and Richard Bennett, as well as Bruce Bouton, Chris Leuzinger, and Milton Sledge of Brooks' studio band The G-Men.

Alanna Nash of Entertainment Weekly rated the album "A−", stating that "Literate and tuneful, Past the Point of Rescue balances poetic love songs with a squint-eyed look at teenage rebellion, romance, and psychological intrigue, all delivered with a tenor that throbs with passion and conviction."

Past the Point of Rescue was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for U.S. shipments of 500,000 copies.

He released the album Sure Love in 1992.

The album's title track charted at number three on Hot Country Songs, followed by "Hearts Are Gonna Roll" also at number two and "Mama Knows the Highway" at number eight, while the last single "Someplace Far Away (Careful What You're Dreaming)" was less successful on the charts.

1994

In 1994, Ketchum released the album Every Little Word.

Five singles were issued from the album.

Ketchum wrote the first two singles, "(Tonight We Just Might) Fall in Love Again" and "That's What I Get for Losin' You", with former NRBQ member Al Anderson.

These peaked at numbers 20 and 22 on Hot Country Songs in 1994, respectively.

After it came Ketchum's last top-ten hit "Stay Forever", which he wrote with Benmont Tench; the title track and its B-side, "Trail of Tears", both fell short of the top 40.

Ketchum was also inducted as the 71st Member of the Grand Ole Opry in 1994.

Two years later came a greatest-hits package titled The Hits.

This album included the non-charting single "Hang In There Superman".

1998

Ketchum did not appear on the charts again until 1998, when he reached number 36 with a cover of Todd Rundgren's "I Saw the Light", from his next album, also titled I Saw the Light.

1999

Awaiting Redemption followed in 1999.

He covered "If I Never Knew You" with Shelby Lynne for The Best of Country Sing the Best of Disney.

2001

In 2001, Ketchum released Lucky Man.

This album included only one charting single in the number 40 "She Is".

2004

King of Love followed in 2004 with only the number 60 "My Love Will Not Change" to its credit.

One More Midnight, released only in the United Kingdom, produced a number 47 country hit in the United States with "Just This Side of Heaven (Hal-Lelujah)".

2019

Ketchum retired from the music business in 2019 following a diagnosis of dementia.